Great playing. probably closer to the way Niel Gow played his tunes than the modern French bow. Refreshing approach in these times every Scottish fiddler tries to imitate Scott Skinner. Really nice job :)
@@TimandJeremy You're very welcome! I like most the emphasis given to the groove that makes It real dance music, and the 'roughness' of the double stopping :)
We almost always use A=415hz when playing on gut strings! It's likely that Gow & friends were a little higher (~430), but the modern baroque violin scene is designed for 415, Jeremy's cello might explode at 430, and we like the warmth of the lower pitch. We'll make a note in future videos!
Wow - you guys whip up a storm! Spotted you on the video of the Glenfiddich celebration. Refreshing to see someone doing something so original - with the increasing influence of the Royal College in Scotland the current fiddle style is becoming somewhat homogenised . Your take is kind of perverse, as by Gow's time he was using a transitional setup so I doubt that much of your repertoire was ever played by working musicians on a Baroque fiddle. But much of the East Coast music clearly has Baroque roots, so somehow it works wonderfully. You have a new fan...
@@MichelleZB Hard to know if It's after the tune of vice versa. Staten island has become a popular tune in the Americas, too :) Anyway, the Irish version has not the 2 'blasts'...
@@MichelleZB No, because, as you allude, the Staten Island Ferry didn't exist in 1784 (first known printing of this tune), and it is not a tune originating North America in any case,
I'm an adult learner of violin, trying to learn this tune.
Your video is SUCH a joy to watch/ listen to!!
We are always happy to hear people learning tunes from our videos!
Wonderful! You sound great together!
Great playing. probably closer to the way Niel Gow played his tunes than the modern French bow. Refreshing approach in these times every Scottish fiddler tries to imitate Scott Skinner.
Really nice job :)
Cheers, thanks so much!
@@TimandJeremy You're very welcome! I like most the emphasis given to the groove that makes It real dance music, and the 'roughness' of the double stopping :)
@@TimandJeremy Also, you could write in the description your tuning, that clearly isn't A440 ;)
We almost always use A=415hz when playing on gut strings! It's likely that Gow & friends were a little higher (~430), but the modern baroque violin scene is designed for 415, Jeremy's cello might explode at 430, and we like the warmth of the lower pitch. We'll make a note in future videos!
@@TimandJeremy Now, this makes a lot more sense! :) Thanks, guys. That clearly didn't match with me D version of Staten Island... XD
Nice!
wowowowow!!! One of my new favourite violin videos on youtube
Wow - you guys whip up a storm! Spotted you on the video of the Glenfiddich celebration. Refreshing to see someone doing something so original - with the increasing influence of the Royal College in Scotland the current fiddle style is becoming somewhat homogenised . Your take is kind of perverse, as by Gow's time he was using a transitional setup so I doubt that much of your repertoire was ever played by working musicians on a Baroque fiddle. But much of the East Coast music clearly has Baroque roots, so somehow it works wonderfully. You have a new fan...
The Staten Island ferry gives 2 blasts ( 1:09 ) just before it leaves the dock and heads into New York harbor.
But did it do that in 1782?
@@MichelleZB Hard to know if It's after the tune of vice versa. Staten island has become a popular tune in the Americas, too :)
Anyway, the Irish version has not the 2 'blasts'...
@@MichelleZB No, because, as you allude, the Staten Island Ferry didn't exist in 1784 (first known printing of this tune), and it is not a tune originating North America in any case,